﴿يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا﴾ [الحجرات: ١٣] قال تعالى:

“Oh mankind! We have created you from a male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may know each other.” [Al- Hujurat: 13] He (swt) says:

"يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ" [الانفطار: 6]. يقول سبحانه وتعالى:

“Oh mankind! What has misled you from your Lord, most Generous?”. [Al- Infitar: 6] He (swt) says:

ويلٌ للإنسان! ما أكفره؟ من أيّ شيءٍ خلقه؟ من نُطفةٍ خلقه فقدّره... [عبس: 17 - 19] وهكذا، خاطب الله سبحانه وتعالى الإنسانَ بالتكاليف، وجعل الإنسانَ محلَّ ذلك الخطاب وتلك التكاليف. أنزل الشرعَ على الإنسان، وسيبعث الإنسانَ ويحاسبه ويُدخله الجنةَ أو النار. ولذلك جعل الإنسانَ - لا الرجالَ ولا النساءَ - محلَّ التكاليف.

“Woe to mankind! What has made Him reject God? From what thing did He create Him? From a clot He Created Him...” [Abasa: 17 - 19] Thus, Allah (swt) has addressed mankind with obligations and He (swt) has made Mankind the subject of that speech and those obligations. He (swt) has revealed the laws (Shar’a) to mankind and He (swt) will resurrect mankind, account him/her and admit Him/her to Paradise or Hell. Therefore, He (swt) has made mankind - not men or women - the subject of the obligations.

خلق الله (سبحانه وتعالى) البشر، ذكرًا كانوا أو أنثى، بفطرة خاصة تتميز بها عن الحيوانات. فالمرأة إنسان، كما أن الرجل إنسان، ولا يختلف أحدهما عن الآخر من حيث إنسانيته، ولا يتميز أحدهما عن الآخر في أي جانب من جوانب تلك الإنسانية. وقد هيّأ الله (سبحانه وتعالى) كليهما، بوصفهما إنسانين، لخوض مجالات الحياة، وجعلهما حتمًا يعيشان في مجتمع واحد. كما جعل بقاء النوع البشري متوقفًا على اجتماعهما ووجود كل منهما مع الآخر في كل مجتمع. ولا يجوز النظر إلى أحدهما إلا كما يُنظر إلى الآخر، لأنهما بوصفهما إنسانين يمتلكان جميع الخصائص الإنسانية والحاجات الأساسية للحياة. وقد خلق الله (سبحانه وتعالى) في كل منهما طاقة حيوية (الطاقة الحيوية)، وهي ذاتها الطاقة الحيوية التي خلقها (سبحانه وتعالى) في الآخر. فجعل في كل منهما حاجات عضوية كالجوع والعطش وحاجة قضاء الحاجة، وجعل في كل منهما غريزة البقاء (غريزة البقاء)، وغريزة النوع (غريزة النوع)، وغريزة التدين (غريزة التدين). وهي الحاجات العضوية والغرائز ذاتها الموجودة في كل منهما لدى الآخر. وقد منحهما (سبحانه وتعالى) ملكة التفكير، وهي ذاتها الملكة الموجودة في الآخر. فالعقل موجود في الرجل، وهو ذات العقل الموجود في المرأة، إذ خلق الله للبشر عقلًا واحدًا، لا يختص به الرجل دون المرأة ولا المرأة دون الرجل.

Allah (swt) has created mankind, whether male or female, with a specific nature which is distinct from that of animals. The woman is a human, as is the man, and they do not differ from each other in terms of their humanity. Nor is one distinguished from the other in any aspect of that humanity. Allah (swt) has prepared both of them, in their capacity as humans, to enter the walks of life and inevitably made them live in the same society. He also made the survival of the human race dependent on their meeting together and their mutual presence in every society. It is not permitted to view one of them except as the other is viewed because, as humans, they possess all human characteristics and the essential requirements of life. Allah (swt) has created within each of them a vital energy (Taqa Hayawiya), and it is the same vital energy which He (swt) has created for the other. So He (swt) made in each of them organic needs such as hunger, thirst and the need to relieve nature and He (swt) made in each of them a survival instinct (Gharizat al-Baq'a) and a procreation instinct (Gharizat al-Nau') and a sanctification (Gharizat al- Tadayyun) instinct. They are the same organic needs and instincts that are present in each other. He (swt) has granted both of them the faculty of thought, and it is the same faculty of thought that is present in the other. Thus, intelligence is present in a man and it is the same intelligence that is present in a woman, since Allah created an intellect for mankind and not exclusively for a man or a woman.

"يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَاءً" [النساء: 1]. يقول الله سبحانه وتعالى:

“Oh mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person, and from Him created his wife, and from them both He created many men and women”. [An- Nisa: 1] He (swt) says:

"هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَجَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا لِيَسْكُنَ إِلَيْهَا ۖ فَلَمَّا تَغَشَّاهَا حَمَلَتْ حَمْلًا خَفِيفًا فَمَرَّتْ بِهِ ۖ فَلَمَّا أَثْقَلَت دَّعَوَا اللَّهَ رَبَّهُمَا لَئِنْ آتَيْتَنَا صَالِحًا لَّنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ" [الأعراف: 189]. قال الله سبحانه وتعالى:

“It is He Who has created you from a single person, and He has created from Him his wife, in order that He might enjoy the pleasure of living with her. When He had sexual relations with her, she became pregnant and she carried it about lightly. Then when it became heavy, they both invoked Allah, their Lord: If You give us a good child, indeed we shall be amongst the grateful”. [Al- Araf: 189] He (swt) says:

﴿وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِّن قَبْلِكَ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَذُرِّيَّةً﴾ [الرعد: ٣٨] قال الله سبحانه وتعالى:

“And indeed We sent Messengers before you and made for them wives and offspring”. [Ar- Rad: 38] He (swt) says:

وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَاجِكُم بَنِينَ وَحَفَدَةً (سورة النحل: ٧٢)

“And Allah has made for you wives of your own kind, and has made for you, from your wives, sons and grandsons”. [An- Nahl: 72] He (swt) says:

ومِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا لِتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُمْ مَوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً قال تعالى: {وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا لِتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُمْ مَوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً} [الروم: 21]. قال تعالى:

“And among his Signs is this, that He created for you wives from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and mercy.” [Ar- Rum: 21] He (swt) says:

“فَاطِرُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا”. [الشورى: 11] قال تعالى:

“The Creator of the heavens and earth. He has made for you mates from yourselves”. [Ash- Shura: 11] He (swt) says:

وَأَنَّهُ خَلَقَ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ ﴿٤٥-٤٦﴾ [النجم: ٤٥-٤٦] يقول الله سبحانه وتعالى:

“And that He (Allah) creates the pairs, - male and female, from nutfah (drops of semen) when it is emitted”. [An- Najm: 45-46] He (swt) says:

﴿وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا﴾ [النبأ: 8]. وهكذا قصر اللهُ سبحانه وتعالى خلقَ الذكر والأنثى على جانب الزواج. وقد كرّر ذلك، ليكون النظرُ إلى الذكر والأنثى مُنصبًّا على الزواج، أي على إنجاب النسل لبقاء الجنس البشري.

“And We created you in pairs”. [An- Naba: 8] Thus, Allah (swt) restricted the creation of the male and female to the marital aspect. He (swt) repeated this, so that the view towards the male and female be focused on marriage i.e. towards producing offspring for the survival of the human race.